Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-04-09
7 H E N | N T.
TT WILL BE OPENED WHEN
SUFFICIENT BULLION Is DE-
POSTED.

SUEflClENI buGfLhON ~ DE'
POSTED.
Correspondence Between Senator
Minis.
Editor Carson Appeal: You have al
ready been informed Of the fact that the
usual appropriation for the Carson Mint
priation bill. After the passage Of the
appropriation, Mr.. WOODBURY. and myself
called on the Secretary Of the Treasury
and the Director of the Mint, and prayed
that the Mint be opened as q Mint.
I then saw the President and told him
that in my opinion it was the duty OF
the Executive under the law, to run the
establishment as q Mint and not as an
assay office. / showed him the law, and
pointed out the marked difference in the
language between an assay Office and q
Mint. He said that what l said i'm
pressed him forcibly, and that he should
examine the question. / sgain called on
the Secretary and Director, and attempted
to show them that il was a violation OF
the law to reduce the Carson Mint to an
assay Office, after which the enclosed cor
respondence took place between myself
and the Secretary of the Mint:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF THE MINT,
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 17.)
Hon. William M. Stewsrt-Sir: In an
awer to your inquiries as to the prospect
for resuming full operations at the Mint
at Carson / have to say that the people
of Nevada are now, and for some months
have been, in possession of all the privi-
leges of depositors OF bullion the same as
at any other United States Mint or assay
Office. In other words, the depositors of
crude bullion can receive, in cash, the
value of the same ss soon as it can be
ascertained by assay, subject to no other
charges than the regular Mint charges,
the same as at San Francisco, and other
institutions of the Mint Service.
Since the temporary suspension Of opera
lions at the Mint at Carson under former
rules of the Treasury Department, which
were believed to have a damaging effect
upon the business of this institution, and
since these rules have been revoked at
my instance, especially for the benefit of
this Mint, few deposits have been made at
the Mint. Yet it was reopened in Novem-
Der last. upon the presentation of leading
producers Of bullion, that their own pro-
duct. and that Of other producers, might
be counted upon to afford sufficient bust
ness to keep the Mint in operation.
As to coming operations it remains
simply to be said that they can follow
only q certain accumulation of bullion.
Should the deposits of bullion amount to
q sufficient quantity to warrant resump-
ton OF the operations OF coinage, il is my
opinion that no obstacle will be opposed
to such operation by the Treasury Depart
msnt.
Coinage cannot be resumed until there
is bullion enough TO coin. And If the
bullion ia not deposited in sufficient
quantities to admit Of coming as we'll as
refining operations, it will be prima facie
evidence that an institution like the Mint
at Carson is not one of the necessities of
Nevada. Very respectfully.
JAMES P. KIMBALL,
Director of the Mint.
Hon. James P. Kimball-Sir: Your
favor Of the 18th instant is received. l
desire to ask you one further question.
You say that gold bullion will be re-
ceived at the Carson Mint and paid for
in cash. What will be done with silver
bullion and bullion containing gold and
silver. Yours respectfully,
VIM. M. STEWART.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU Oh H MINT,
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 81
Hon. W. M. Stewart, U. S. Senate.
Washington, D. C.-Sir: Replying to your
favor of the 10th instant. you are respect
fully informed that deposits Of silver bull
ion will be received at the Mint at Carson
for return in impaired, fine or standard
bars, the same as at the Mint at San
Francisco.
In the case OF deposits of gold contain
ing silver, the silver, as well as the gold,
il paid for in cash.
Purchases OF dore silver are made when
required for the purposes OF the refinery
Very respectfully, JAS. P. KIMBALL,
Director OF the Mint.
From the foregoing letters the present
state of the Mint can be understood. The
Director further assured me that when q
sufficient amount Of bullion was accumu-
lated under the foregoing conditions,
upon which to start the Mint for coin
age, il would be started.
THE PUBLIC
I am informed by the Supervising
Architect (Mr. Belly that the only reason
why the foundation Of the building was
uOb COHtTdct0u LOT 4Rst Wiusois "oo w
cause all the bids were regarded as too
high. He told me that the plans and
specifications for the whole building
would soon be completed. and then q
contract would be let to the lowest bid
der for the whole work. The outside
bidders would compete for a contract of
that magnitude, but none but local bid
ders competed for the foundation. There
ia no question but that the building will
be ultimately built. The appropriation
does not lapse, but continues good until
the work is done.
STATE LANDS.
Mr.. Young and I presented to the
COMMISSIONS of the General Land Office
the Act OF our Legislature exempting
mineral lands from State sales. He said
he thought 10 q very wise law, and very
necessary to preserve the mines for the
miners. But he still insisted that IL was
his duty under the law Of Congress in
every instance to obtain proof that the
land is not mineral before listing it to
the State. The Commissioner, in my
opinion. il q real friend to the ~settler.